diff --git a/framework/pom.xml b/framework/pom.xml
index 5bc65365..204db8ce 100644
--- a/framework/pom.xml
+++ b/framework/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>